Dapitan weather in November

In November, Dapitan sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 248 mm of rain across 26.5 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in November, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of November to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Dapitan's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dapitan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
26°
6th coldest
Rainfall
248 mm
26.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:44 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover
74%
7th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Dapitan is city of the Philippines in the province of Zamboanga del Norte.

Density
225/km²
people per km²
Founded
1629

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical November day in Dapitan reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and on par with December.

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How November really feels in Dapitan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 30 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in November is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Dapitan weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 26°18023.111.64.5
Feb27° / 25°14218.211.75.0
Mar28° / 26°10617.711.95.3
Apr28° / 26°9217.612.24.8
May29° / 27°14723.412.43.8
Jun29° / 26°20925.212.53.4
Jul29° / 26°18324.512.53.6
Aug29° / 26°15221.312.33.9
Sep29° / 26°18023.912.13.6
Oct29° / 26°23027.111.83.4
Nov28° / 26°24826.511.63.5
Dec28° / 26°24627.311.53.8

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Dapitan gets around 248 mm of rain over 26.5 wet days in November, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 89% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of November feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, November lands in the miserable band about 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in November

Winds average 15 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in November

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of November to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 5:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:395:21
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Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in April across the year — November's 5.07 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Dapitan

In seasonPeak

In November, Dapitan sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Dapitan sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Pacific typhoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is November a good time to visit Dapitan?

Our two travel scores rate November for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dapitan.

What to pack for Dapitan in November

From November's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In November, Dapitan sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Dapitan in November

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in November — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in June at about 29°C and coldest in February near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Warm
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Dapitan in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dapitan peaks around March 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 21UV 15Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
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Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Dapitan?

Dapitan sits at 8.7°N, 123.4°E, 7 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Dipolog, 14 km away.

Topography around Dapitan

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Dapitan.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dapitan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 245 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 576 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,368 m.

The land around Dapitan is covered by trees (49%) and water (42%) within 3 km, water (58%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and water (61%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
245 m
16 km
576 m
80 km
2,368 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
November weather nearby: Dipolog 14 km · Oroquieta 46 km · Mahayag 60 km · Molave 64 km · Ozamiz City 73 km · Dumaguete 73 km · Tangub 75 km · Tubod 78 km

Philippines travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
230 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$4,171
2025
Happiness
6.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
48%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
4.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 569
Religion
Roman Catholic 79%other 8%Muslim 6%other Christian 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Dapitan (8.6561°, 123.4227°, elevation 7 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).